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NotchTray

Recover the menu bar icons the MacBook notch swallows.

A native macOS utility that surfaces status items hidden behind the MacBook notch and shows them in a Dynamic Island-style dropdown, so overflow menu bar icons stay reachable instead of disappearing under the camera housing.

Latest release
v1.0.0
Platform
macOS
Download
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Updated
Sep 14, 2026
Problem

On notched MacBooks, extra menu bar icons get pushed under the notch and become unclickable once the bar fills up.

What I built

A Swift menu bar utility that detects overflow status items and presents them in a Dynamic Island-style dropdown anchored to the notch.

Developer setup

clonegit clone https://github.com/jx-grxf/NotchTray.git && cd NotchTray

Highlights

  • Detects status items pushed behind the MacBook notch.
  • Presents them in a Dynamic Island-style dropdown anchored to the notch.
  • Keeps overflow menu bar icons reachable without removing apps.
  • Native Swift utility, shipping as a signed DMG since v1.0.0.